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Name: Brazil
Released: 1985-12-13
Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm

Brazil

R
2h 11m
1985

98%

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Hailed for its groundbreaking visual effects and satirical story, Brazil is one of the most highly regarded films of all time and a bona fide cult classic. Jonathan Pryce stars as Sam Lowry, a grey-suited government clerk who finds his life turned upside-down when he gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. Categorized as an enemy of the state, Sam is propelled into a surreal romance with the woman of his dreams, who may also be a terrorist. Co-starring Robert De Niro and Michael Palin, director Terry Gilliam’s modern masterpiece is a pitch-black comedic look at a “perfect” future where technology reigns supreme.

Director:

Terry Gilliam

Producer:

Arnon Milchan

Writer:

Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Jeremy Iacone

Cast:

Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Michael Palin, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

98%

Critics Consensus: Brazil, Terry Gilliam's visionary Orwellian fantasy, is an audacious dark comedy, filled with strange, imaginative visuals.

Reviews

Cinefilia

Yasser Medina

Gilliam, with a finely tuned aesthetic, constructs it as an Orwellian, nightmarish satire, which always raises its dark tone when it interrogates the omnipotence of the bureaucratic State on the basis of a dystopia. [Full review in Spanish]

From our post-9/11 viewpoint, Brazil’s biting social commentary comes across like an unheeded polemic against the slippery slope of surveillance and information gathering done in the name of national security.

What the film lacks in terms of a pandering narrative, it makes up for in lush backdrops, fantastic practical effects, and very real observations on surveillance states.

July 18, 2023

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Fat Guys at the Movies

Kevin Carr

Gilliam’s best at complex science fiction, featuring a perfect mix of existential depression and absurd humor.

It offers sharp consumer parodies and supplies some outrageous flashes of brilliance to take your breath away.

July 21, 2022

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